377: Temporary Treatment for Trundle

Chapter 376: Temporary Treatment for Trundle

Jeffrey became obedient, no longer roaring wildly or baring his teeth. His survival instinct forced him into submission.

Dick's gaze sent shivers down his spine. It was a deathly stare devoid of any emotional fluctuation. If he didn't cooperate obediently, he would undoubtedly die.

Jeffrey had a strong premonition that Dick wouldn't care about his status as the Young Master of the Snow Orchid Family at all!

“What, what mistake did I make? All these years, I've always been self-disciplined and courteous, and my benevolent reputation is well-known. You're not fabricating facts, are you...?”

Jeffrey answered Dick's question weakly, his only surviving left leg trembling constantly, afraid that Dick would stomp and break it heavily like before.

Unfortunately, Jeffrey's fears came true.

Crack!

“Ahhhhhh!!!!”

Dick still stomped down, Jeffrey's left calf folding upwards, bloody white bone piercing through flesh and exposing itself to the air.

“If you were truly self-disciplined and courteous, if you were truly benevolent and virtuous, you wouldn't be suffering this torment today, nor would you be wasting my time.”

Dick stepped on Jeffrey's face again, gradually increasing the force.

But this time, Jeffrey no longer roared at Dick because of lost dignity and severe mysophobia.

His whole body trembled, his face filled with terror, afraid that Dick would stomp and explode his head just like he broke his limbs!

Regarding the matter of wasting time, Dick was truly angry. Jeffrey's casual act of torturing and killing the Tongbi Magic Ape (Gibbon) caused the plan to fail directly.

It even caused the task 'Depressed Trundle' to fall into a stalemate!

Not only that, after witnessing the tragic state of the Tongbi Magic Ape (Gibbon)'s corpse with his own eyes, Trundle became even more depressed, and the blizzard that had just stopped in the Eternal Frost Forest almost resumed.

It can be said that Jeffrey, by himself, almost destroyed the entire Eternal Frost Forest.

He simply deserved to be cut into a thousand pieces to atone for his sins!

Although Jeffrey was extremely detestable, he still couldn't truly enrage Dick.

With the blessing of a hundred lifetimes of experience, Dick wouldn't possibly let anger dominate his will, nor would he do anything as boring as venting his frustration.

If he really wanted to kill Jeffrey, Dick would choose the most efficient method, a single strike for instant kill.

Instead of acting like a clumsy villain, slowly stomping and breaking Jeffrey's limbs one by one here.

The reason Dick did this was because he wanted to put on a show for Trundle.

By creating points of satisfaction and providing emotional value, he aimed to alleviate the knot in his heart.

The torment of Jeffrey at this moment was essentially psychological treatment for Trundle.

Due to various reasons, Trundle wouldn't go settle the score with Jeffrey and could only suppress his depression.

His divine sense originated from the intelligent creatures of the Eternal Frost Forest, so he would never lay a hand on intelligent creatures.

Although Jeffrey shooting and killing the Mother Ape and the young ape showed his wicked character and moral decay, there was nothing technically wrong with it.

That Mother Ape had killed many adventurers before and had long been on the Snow Orchid Family's purge list. There was nothing wrong with Jeffrey killing her.

But to make Trundle feel better, Jeffrey had to suffer greatly. He would pay a bloody price for his usual depravity.

Since Trundle found it difficult to act, Dick didn't mind taking the initiative to be a righteous arbiter this time.

Crack!

As Dick continued to increase the force, Jeffrey's upper jawbone shattered.

The excruciating pain and fear of death caused this high and mighty Young Master of the Snow Orchid Family to lose control of his bladder on the spot. Tears streamed down his face, and he begged for mercy humbly.

Dick didn't lessen his force, as if he was about to stomp and explode his head the next second. Jeffrey experienced for the first time the feeling of his life being dependent on another's single thought.

At this moment, killing him was like Dick stepping on an ant.

At the same time, in a wooden house about a kilometer away from the herb garden, Vaseline was pouring wine for Trundle.

“Overlord Demon Ape, speaking of which, Jeffrey has always greatly admired you. When he was a child, he often asked me about you...”

Vaseline was a Level 70 Archer. Even though he was nearly ten thousand years old, his eyesight was still extremely sharp, and he could clearly see his son suffering.

He had just personally sent a voice transmission, ordering all clansmen in the herb garden to stand by and watch, and he witnessed Dick's abuse the entire time.

Yet despite this, Vaseline didn't plead for mercy, nor was there any sign of urgency on his face, even though Dick was about to stomp and explode Jeffrey's head.

It was all because Trundle, who was beside him, hadn't spoken yet!

Vaseline wanted to save Jeffrey. There was no father who didn't feel for their child, especially for the Elf race, which had extremely low reproductive capabilities.

After so many years, Jeffrey was his only son.

But helplessly, the trouble Jeffrey caused was too great, so great that Vaseline could only watch him suffer.

Just yesterday, Vivian had already sent a voice transmission to inform Vaseline of everything, including Trundle's true identity—the avatar of the Eternal Frost Forest, a god in the world!

This was also why Vaseline was so courteous to Trundle, even to the point of being considered humble.

If he were just an ordinary Level 74 Beast, it would absolutely not be enough to make the Patriarch of the Snow Orchid Family treat him so solemnly, after all, the clan still had Vivian, who was the peak of combat power.

But Trundle was not ordinary. Not only that, he was even the true sky of the entire Eternal Frost Forest.

“I still remember 297 years ago, when you happened to pass by North Lake. At that time, a blessing ceremony was being held, and you even held the newborn Jeffrey...”

Vaseline spoke calmly about past memories, all of which were related to Jeffrey and Trundle. His purpose was obvious: it was another form of pleading for mercy.

Although it was unintentional, in a sense, Jeffrey still counted as having killed Trundle's wife and child.

Vaseline couldn't directly plead for mercy, otherwise, it would likely cause aversion and plunge the entire Snow Orchid Family into eternal doom.

As a local power rooted in the Eternal Frost Forest, offending the Overlord Demon Ape was no different from direct annihilation.

After just a few hours of contact, Vaseline had already witnessed many of Trundle's heaven-defying aspects; that was truly controlling rules.

If there was truly no other way, Vaseline could only abandon Jeffrey, because he had to consider the entire Snow Orchid Family.

Trundle took small sips of the warm wine and looked out the window in the distance, towards the direction of the herb garden.

Dick's torment continued and would become increasingly cruel. As long as Trundle didn't speak up and call for a halt, he would continue indefinitely.

Until he killed Jeffrey!

“Sigh...”

Trundle sighed heavily, his face full of sorrow, and sent a voice transmission to Dick, saying, “Stop. Perhaps this is the punishment I deserve.”

After receiving the voice transmission, Dick removed his foot from Jeffrey's face. The originally well-defined handsome face was now sunken and flattened, covered in mud.

Jeffrey was already speechless, but his eyes were still filled with terror, and a foul stench emanated from beneath him, as if it were the personification of his character.

With his objective achieved, Dick immediately stepped away and walked towards the wooden house where Trundle was, no longer sparing Jeffrey a glance.

The Snow Orchid Family didn't lack high-level Healers. Jeffrey's broken limbs and sunken face could be easily healed, but his spirit, shattered by Dick, was another matter.

Jeffrey had extremely strong self-esteem, severe mysophobia, and was an extreme racist...

And just now, everything he cared about most was destroyed. Something inside Jeffrey had completely shattered.

After Dick left, the surrounding Snow Orchid Family Elves also didn't dare to make a move until Vaseline's order arrived, upon which they swarmed forward.